Guest guest Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 If necessary punch more holes so you can strap them tighter, especially at the toe and ankle (middle) strap. My " test " to see that they are on well is to stand the baby up and see if the heel seats in it's proper place. Also bend her knee as you apply the shoe, really pushing up on the foot, bending the knee to get a very definate round heel to seat in the back of the shoe as I apply the middle strap. I mentioned earlier I put a varnish on the tips of my straps to make them stiff. This really does help so you can hold the foot, the tongue, and the strap while threading the tip of the strap though the buckle to cinch up. Are you using gripper socks? Try using regular socks if you are so they can slip back if need be. I also have had to trim the tongue in each of our 3 pairs as it was way too huge. Just give it a little more time and the foot and shoe will mold to each other nicely is my guess. s. Brace Question Sydney is in her P/M brace 23/7. I get really worried than her heels aren't touching the bottom of the shoe. She has only had them on for about 5 days. said that it would take 10-15 days for her feet to " settle in " the shoes. When we put the shoes on her, her feet touches the bottom, then as she moves and kicks her heels pull up and the rubber won't let them slide back down. I have unbuckled them and put the heel back down and that fixes them temporarily. I am wondering if her shoes are too big. Does anyone else have experience with this? ps..I posted this in the clubfoot group, but meant for it to go here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2005 Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 > > Sydney is in her P/M brace 23/7. I get really worried than her heels > aren't touching the bottom of the shoe. She has only had them on for > about 5 days. said that it would take 10-15 days for her > feet to " settle in " the shoes. When we put the shoes on her, her feet > touches the bottom, then as she moves and kicks her heels pull up and > the rubber won't let them slide back down. I have unbuckled them and > put the heel back down and that fixes them temporarily. I am wondering > if her shoes are too big. Does anyone else have experience with this? > > > ps..I posted this in the clubfoot group, but meant for it to go here.. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 , The same thing happened to us w/ our daughter Sophie. We asked around (calling , asking on this site), and as many people have already said, we were told in some cases it can take the feet time to " sink down " . In our case Sophie's feet definitely settled in further than they were at first, over about 10 days, but her heels still were not fully planted down. I could still fit my pinkie finger under her heels. People on this website also asked whether her feet were able to be dorsiflexed 10-15 degrees above neutral, which was nearly impossible as far as we could gather. We also had a hard time standing her up so that was hard to judge. We decided to get a second opinion b/c we did not have total confidence in the doctor we'd been seeing. This time we saw someone on Ponseti's List, and he confirmed our suspicions that Sophie's feet were not corrected fully. He recasted her and she is due to have a second tenotomy next week. This may not be what is going on in your case, but I share it w/ you just as a " cautionary tale. " Sophie's heels did not touch the bottom of the shoes, as you say Sydneys do when you put them on at first, so that is a good sign. Who is your doctor--do you trust his opinion or do you suspect he might be modifying ponseti in any way? Best of Luck!! Zoe in Beaufort, SC > > Sydney is in her P/M brace 23/7. I get really worried than her heels > aren't touching the bottom of the shoe. She has only had them on for > about 5 days. said that it would take 10-15 days for her > feet to " settle in " the shoes. When we put the shoes on her, her feet > touches the bottom, then as she moves and kicks her heels pull up and > the rubber won't let them slide back down. I have unbuckled them and > put the heel back down and that fixes them temporarily. I am wondering > if her shoes are too big. Does anyone else have experience with this? > > > ps..I posted this in the clubfoot group, but meant for it to go here.. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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